Sentence examples for a range of armed from inspiring English sources

The MILF is the most important in a range of armed groups that have been fighting for independence for the majority-Muslim areas.

Since a Nato-backed revolt ousted Gaddafi, turmoil in Libya has deepened, with two rival governments and a range of armed factions locked in a struggle for control of the Opec state and its oil wealth.

Satellite images taken on September 21 near Latakia, in western Syria, revealed that the Russian Air Force has successfully conducted a strategic force projection and foretold of Moscow's effort to further assist Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his fight against a range of armed opposition groups.

Sudan has had a long-running civil war and the Red Cross statement noted that the area is populated by "a diverse range of armed groups".

Such a wide-ranging definition may raise concerns that the resolution could be used to undermine foreign assistance in a wide range of armed conflicts, including theoretically at least US plans to train and equip other rebel groups in Syria.

Combined with the destructive capacity that can be wielded by small non-state groups because of the potency of a range of potential weapons, armed conflict is harder to label in distinct categories than it used to be.

The centre began work on May 1st 2003 and, by the end of that year, was up to its full complement of 100 officials drawn from a range of agencies, departments and the armed forces.

In June, political parties agreed on the make-up of a new panel, which included a range of politicians, members of the armed forces, police, judiciary and trade unions, as well as Muslim and Christian leaders.

Its armed forces have a range of deficiencies, including a shortage of pilots and lackluster military budgets, that buying big-ticket weapons will not solve.

His statements underscored the tenuous hold on control and unity here, in a land with several armed factions and a range of ambitions.

Most ominously, the decision to fire such a nuclear-armed missile with a range of 35 to 60 miles is to rest with local commanders.